The TV thread

I allegedly have access to Netflix, my first premium channel/streaming service. Where should I start my binge?

I watch lots of police procedurals and medical dramas, wedding planning and girly dress-up stuff, and competition cooking shows. Chances are, I haven't seen whatever movie you're suggesting.

 

Schitt's Creek, the Crown

 

Procedurals - All of Criminal Minds is on there, if you haven't seen that yet. That'll fill up about a year of your time. I love Teenage Bounty Hunters, which is an under the radar show, but unfortunately, it only got one reason. (It's also pretty racy, so don't watch with kids in the room.)

Wedding planning - The Wedding Coach got a solid C+, B- from my wife and I. Half-hour episodes, with a comedienne helping couples plan their weddings and navigate tricky situations. Did not get a season two, so I think we're the only ones who watched it.

Competition cooking shows - The Great British Baking Show is very sincere, and excellent. Nailed It with Nicole Byer is a spoof of the entire genre and hilarious.

 

British crime dramas:
Bloodlands
Shetland
Unforgotten
Endeavor
Foyle’s War
Line of Duty
Inspector George Gently
Fortitude
River

Start with Line of Duty, Bloodlands and Endeavour.

 

Lasso is a main character who is so over the top in a character trait that the trait drives the plot lines. The secondary characters are normal in their actions in Lasso, but Ted is the one that drives everything.

Lasso also acts this way due to the horrific trauma he suffered as a teenager. True magic in the writing would be his character acting more “normal” by the end of the series once he better deals with his trauma.

 

I definitely recommend the Crown. Stranger Things is fun too.

 

Mindhunter - both seasons

There are a lot of foreign language police shows that are great.

Lupin

Rotten Tomatoes usually is really accurate on these series.

 

I've watched a few episodes of Foyle's War, it's an interesting premise.

I would add:
Peaky Blinders
Lupin (French, but still very good)
Top Boy
Who Killed Malcom X (not a procedural per se, but still good)

And of course, Squid Game.

 

Yeah, it was repetitive. What I found worst was the different tones. Was it a teen drama, a meta joke about the 80's, or a darker drama about the adults? Any of the three could be fine, but watching them all together sucks.

 

I disagree. Watching all 3 together makes it palatable for all the sometimes silliness. I like the layers. If it was only one of the 3 I think I’d lose interest pretty quickly

 

I just found the shifts in tone to be too jerky for the viewer. It distracted from watching it. The show couldn't meld the different tones.

 

The Queen's Gambit